The Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Donald F. Heaney as Director of the Center for Innovative Sintered Products (CISP). Dr. Heaney has served as the Associate Director of CISP since 2000.

Dr. Heaney’s immediate goal for CISP is to engage the Board of Directors; develop strategic initiatives that will lead to increased industrial memberships, new sponsored research projects, collaborations and student support across the University; and, create a long-term vision for CISP’s future.

Dr. Heaney is an Associate Professor of ESM, has been a member of Penn State’s graduate faculty since 2000 and a member of the ESM faculty since 2006. Dr. Heaney’s group conducts research in the areas of microcomponent fabrication, titanium powder metallurgy, metal/ceramic brazing, and organic selection for the net shape fabrication of powdered materials. While Associate Director of CISP, Dr. Heaney was responsible for powder processing equipment acquisitions and member contract research.

Dr. Heaney has over fifty refereed technical publications in the area of powder processing and is one of the leading experts in the area of powder injection molding. He received his Professional Engineer License in Metallurgy in 2005. Dr. Heaney teaches a senior level course on PM Processing (E Sc/MATSE 475) and powder metallurgy continuing education courses for Penn State Dubois Campus.

Dr. Heaney received his bachelors, masters (engineering science) and doctoral (materials science and engineering) degrees from Penn State. Before joining Penn State, Dr. Heaney was a Senior Process Development Engineer with 3M Electronic Products Division (Austin, TX) and a Principal Engineer with Bristol Myers Squibb Orthopedic Implant Division (Warsaw, IN).

Dr. Heaney can be reached via e-mail at dfh100@psu.edu or by telephone at 814.865.7346.